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Hot weather and Fine GrOps--Beau
/ t;r,.I yron,cu..Wortf,y Ncn...o,Om
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! mencenent Sermon .-- Annual Adj
1ro,s.u Bcoth Of Prof Hoozcr..
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Roasted Little Negroes Happy
Marriage.
Greenwood. June G. 1857,
The temperature reached ninety, yesterday
in tho Shade This was the hottest of tic
season
Cr"ns are lust as fine as they can be, every
~ The he wheat heat and n oat crops are being harvest
ed. Tile yield of these crops are very light
here.
Miss Moliic Outz, of Kirksey's is visiting
the flmily Of Mr.. J. w. Hill.
Mr.. ]. l.. Talbert OF Spartanburg was In
town yesterday.
Mr.. r. II. Walker returned from Washing
ton last week. He says that the trip to the
national capital was very enjoyable.
Rev. j. Il. Riley Of Pickens Is ut the Riley
Hotel.
lion OF n dwelling on her lot on College Street
this week. The lumber and other material
are being hauled to the lot today.
the family of DR.. NJ. C. Taggart. She Will be
| present at our commandments next week.
Hon. William Elliott, of Beaufort, with his
family, visited our town last week. They left
~ The hlssi Young man al at neshboring town who
has been so unlucky, has resolved to leave his
fine fine horse and buggy at home aud try the cars
when he goes a-wooing in future. We hope
! that the train will not Jump the track, collide
with another, nor ANYTHING else occur &c eur 10 @ an,
noy. this young man when ne vlsits our Town
again. Because, aGciGents ds ana lnSNmvsh- rcinn
Prof Hodges resumes the exercises ol ms. ms
school to-day. after a ulsconIinuatl0n VI Il IL"
days caused by the illness OF 1 ao noo%e ,'.IIi o
DR.. J. 4, Marshal ne" resluence Will pc
completed In a short llme. .,.,- -
Miss Lola Taylor OF IeNas IS WISHING MI b.
| F: Reynolds. e -. ,rou
The Green"ooa Dvas,n ;n ,,nstino IN t II,eir
ance nau rely eorE ESor a. ~ ~
nail last FRIDAY nlsnL Cvely i ,oot IL VI LIZ ~
DlvisIon snouid 1e Pfeseh' ''' 'ie iiiee'H5 oN
next FRIDAY night re. ,,,,.,,,, III, ,s
MT. ~. l; boohei. VI .,s' Aue"''''is' t"' 40
vlSitlnS relatlVes III Io"li: ~ N,,otu c;v was IN
MT. jas. RoSers' JI'' vi N'ne'S -oiAt ""' al
town yesterday; h. ee,,, ho,oc of not
Mr.. II. NJ. Spikes orouShI my uatSs ~. vi ~ ~
ton 10 thls place last week. ne sosu tne ent,i Gnu
iot to-uay Ut aii average p'iee - '''- anu &"
Another OF GreenWoods 1air ones VIII .t pe
carried away by fortunate woosr Delole W ~ LUZ 1,,e
expiration OF tne present n'oh'n' "o says
Rumor. ,,,,,. .,u
Rev; j.: I. Chaimers, Oh iamsoo,o, %tll tha
preach the commencement oerInoi III 9lIe IJ
Msth9dlst cnnrch heMt & unby in
VIII also preach III the Fresoy 'ei'"n 'nui 'i'
the evening; - .o,,, -, ,o.-
Capt. X. +. McCaslan was III to"h OH yes
terday.
Hon. M. Z. Butef Will ADDRESS Tue siuueuls
of the Male Academy at eleven O'CLOCK on
Wednesday the 18th. On the day following at
the same hour Hon. !. S. Cothran Will deliver
the anniversary address at the Greehwooa
Female College, On Monday night the 18TH
the public will be entertained by the closing
exercises OF the Male school. On Tuesday
and Wednesday evening following the closing
exercises of the Female College will be given
Little Hattie, aged about two years, da1gh-
ter of Mr.. q. F. S. Giles, died yesterday after
noon at three o'clock. The body was inferred
in the Greenwood Cemetery this morning at
eleven o'clock. The sorrowins parents have
the sincere sympathy of many friends.
clock, our town was shocked by the intelli-
gence that George, son OF Mr.. Il. w. Major
aeed about twelve years had been shot andin-
SANITY killed by the accidental discharge Of
nm old pistol with which his older brother
Robert aged fourteen was playing. Several
persons Immediately hurried to the scene OF
the accident and found that the report was
true. While Mr.. and Mrs. Major were both
awav from home the boys not thinking Of the
danger. took the pistol, which contained cart
ridoes with which 1t was loaded in 1876. from
the place where it was usually kept and com:
menced 10 test its workings. While In the
hands OF Robert 1t was by some means dis:
charged, the ball entering Georges breast and
passing directly through the upper part OF tue
heart and lodging under the SKIN on the opPo-
site side. On yesterday afternoon the Douy,
borne by members Of his class III school ana
Sunday School, followed by many Of the chill
dren, by whom he was loved, to the Green
wood Cemetery and there consigned 70 the
grave, after the reading OF the 1uneral ser
Vice by Rev. u. Fl. Carter. George was very
bright and atfectionate little fellow, ana by
his kindness and frankness mad won the love
of many to whom ne was known. me SUI. SUI.
denly bereavcd family, In their great sorrow
are remembered by many friends.
After lingering between HE ana death lor
nearly five days, Prof. 5. Z. Boozer passed
from this life ON last Sunday morning at Two
o'clock. From the stroke OF apopleXy on iast
Tuesday he did rally, but renamed IN an un-
conscious condition to the time OF MS death.
He was buried in the Greenwood cemetery
yesterday AFTERNOON at SIX W y cioch. Ing pan
bearers were: Messrs. j. w. greene, y, a.
Barksdale c; N: Calhoun, !. T. ES ESlgon .arai a. ID
service was conducted at the grave by hev. J.
II. Riley, D. D., who spoke IN q to9chlng man
ner OF the life OF Prof Boozer, ana the impor-
tance OF making immedlate preparation ior
the life TO come froi RooHgF ,r, WIS Uotu @ rie.
this place ana was IN ms IlltS-iourlii year.
He graduated from Carolina ColieSe IN Tue
class OF 1858 and VolnntceTlng IN Capt, IeFry